1954 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team

1954 Northern Illinois State Huskies football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPRalph Krupke
CaptainJohn Smith
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal + 5 1 0 8 1 0
Central Michigan + 5 1 0 8 2 0
Western Illinois 3 1 2 6 1 3
Illinois State Normal 3 2 1 5 3 1
Eastern Illinois 1 4 1 2 6 1
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 7 0
Northern Illinois State 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1954 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by Chick Evans in his 26th and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.